# Max Sheahan

> A teacher who builds custom AI tools around how one person works, then teaches the non-technical owner to run what gets built. Based in Eugene, Oregon. Dashboards, automations, second brains, voice profiles, workflow automation. Background includes running the No Name Bar music venue in Boulder, teaching six subjects at an international school in Kampala, leading district-wide ELA standards work, and currently teaching ELA in Eugene. Teaching beginners is the profession behind the consulting: explaining a complex system to the person who has to operate it is the actual job.

## Pages

- [Home](https://maxsheahan.com/): live interactive demos of tools built for private clients. A finance terminal, a guitar practice room, and an opera research library built for one person, plus a sourced strategy briefing built for another. Plus ten examples of other things I build: second brains, AI setup, voice profiles, workflow automation, inbox triage, recurring reports, personal dashboards, meeting prep, intake flows, and research and case-building.
- [How it works](https://maxsheahan.com/how-it-works): the engagement model. A free 30-minute intro call, a two-week first build at $2,500, and ongoing hourly time at $225 for additions and tweaks. Calendly booking link.
- [About](https://maxsheahan.com/about): full background. The venue years, the Kampala stretch, the ELA standards work, the current teaching role, and consulting on AI.

## What I build

- [Second brain](https://maxsheahan.com/second-brain): a structured knowledge system for you or your team, with AI retrieval on top so context stays found instead of evaporating.
- [AI setup and optimization](https://maxsheahan.com/ai-setup): Claude, Cowork, agents, skills, and MCP servers configured for your role, your files, and your workflows.
- [Voice and writing profile](https://maxsheahan.com/voice-profile): your voice captured as a profile your tools actually follow, so every draft sounds like you.
- [Workflow automation](https://maxsheahan.com/workflow-automation): multi-step automations and scheduled flows that connect the tools you already use, built with n8n and Claude.
- [Inbox triage](https://maxsheahan.com/inbox-triage): drafts replies in your voice and surfaces what actually needs you, so the morning email hour runs itself.
- [Recurring reports](https://maxsheahan.com/recurring-reports): status updates, board memos, and weekly metrics that pull fresh data on a cadence and assemble themselves.
- [Personal dashboard](https://maxsheahan.com/personal-dashboard): one page pulling from your calendar, inbox, and project tools to answer what you should work on today.
- [Meeting prep briefings](https://maxsheahan.com/meeting-prep): a one-page brief before every call with the last conversation, the relevant docs, and recent public context.
- [Intake and onboarding flows](https://maxsheahan.com/intake-flows): form, auto-reply, calendar handoff, and routing so every new prospect or client runs the same path.
- [Research and case-building](https://maxsheahan.com/research-and-analysis): I fact-check the claims, model the numbers, map the opposition, and hand you an argument that survives a skeptic.